beaten

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Since the bottom of that brief selloff through Tuesday, the S&P 500 High Beta Index has beaten a group of low-volatility stocks by a whopping 123 percentage points.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

GameStop is looking to buy back some of its stock, which has been beaten down in the wake of a controversial bid for eBay.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Lord Mandelson was beaten to the largely ceremonial role by William Hague, the former leader of the Conservative Party.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Makers of the high-bandwidth memory needed for AI data centers have beaten Nvidia hands-down this year, with Micron Technology tripling as, again, chip prices rocketed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

I knew what Chandra said was true, but I also knew that I could not crawl about like a beaten dog.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan